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Shahid Malik
Labour MP for Dewsbury
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 4,615 votes. — 436th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Shahid Malik voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Environmental Audit Committee (since 27 Mar 2007)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Trade and Industry, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department, Education and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Pakistan, Energy Saving Accreditation, Youth Work Projects, Antisocial Behaviour Orders: Dewsbury, Wild Bird Imports
(based on written questions asked by Shahid Malik and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers (5 Feb 2010)
“Applicants for the unpaid advisor roles were not required to declare political activity or membership of a political party.”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Fire Services (5 Feb 2010)
“The Department has issued efficiency guidance to fire and rescue authorities and I have arranged for a copy to be placed in the Library of the House. In order to be considered an efficiency gain, all savings must be sustainable and subject to a quality cross-check measure to ensure services to communities are as, or more, effective following implementation of the efficiency measure. A...”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Fire Services: Yorkshire and the Humber (5 Feb 2010)
“holding answer 4 February 2010 The procurement of equipment is a matter for individual fire and rescue authorities to decide on and authorise. The Department does not maintain information on individual FRS procurements.”
More of Shahid Malik's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 76% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 14 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 90 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £23,783 (91st) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £29,101 (12th) | £28,358 (21st) | £25,856 (78th) | £28,389 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £89,866 (450th) | £78,083 (555th) | £95,230 (22nd) | £67,641 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £11,079 (127th) | £10,071 (122nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,890 (139th)3 | £10,402 (208th)2 | £8,256 (299th)1 | £9,688 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £232 (266th) | £0 | £244 (joint 307th with 2 others) | £207 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £167 (288th) | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,977 (35th) | £1,167 (172nd) | £4,803 (15th) | £825 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,832 (76th) | £21,266 (5th) | £2,885 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,259 (joint 247th with 2 others) | £1,166 (joint 151st with 11 others) | £1,166 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £6,490 (18th) | £0 | ||||
| Total | £173,095 (58th) | £157,255 (136th) | £185,421 (1st) | £132,435 |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,847 (27th). Rail £2,798 (307th). Air £515 (118th). Misc £60 (190th). Other: Air £182 (34th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,846 (19th). Rail £3,861 (244th). Air £211 (139th). Other: European £972 (55th).